Machine for cutting in the shanks of shoes.



L. A. JONES.

MACHINE FOR CUTTING IN THE SHANKS 0F SHOES.

APPLICATION men FEB. 7. 1910.

1,1 61 052, Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

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L. A. JONES.

MACHINE FOR CUTTING IN THE SHANKS 0F SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1, 1910.

1,161,052. E Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

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L A. JONES.

MACHINE FOR CUTTING IN THE SHANKS OF SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7. 1910.

1,161,052. Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

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LOUIS A. JONES, or was]: SOMERVILLE,, MASSAC-HUSETTS, Assmnon, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, or PA rEEson'n w. JERSEY, A CORPORATION on NEW JEEsEY. t

MACHINE FOR CUTTING IN THE'SHANKS SHOES.

forming the cutting in operation.

The inventionconsists in the novel features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and particularly pointed out 'in the a claims.

Referring to the drawings; Figure l is a side elevation of a cutting in machine embodying my invention. Fig. *2 is an enlarged detail view showing in, cross section a shoe and a portion of the endless bandopcrating upon said shoe together with the means for posi i ni g s id sh e w th respect has suitable provision for cutting or abrading the edge of the shoe sole upon which it is to operate. In Figs. 6 and 7,1 have shown the band as being provided with a surface formed of abrasive material which may be applied to the band, for example, by coating the band with an adhesive and applying the abrasive material to the ,adhesive while the adhesive is moist. In Figs. 8 and 9, T have illustrated a band which is formed Specificationof Letters Patent. Patente dN 23,115:

Application filed February 7, 1910. serial n 542,438. To all whom it may concern: to said band. Fig. 3 is aplanjof the posi- 50 Be it known that I, Lou s A. J ONES, a cititioning means, the endless band being shown zen of the United States, residing atVVest -in section anda shoe being shown as the I Somerville, in the county of Middlesex and same appears when being operated upon on State of Massachusetts, have invented new one side of the shank portion thereof. Fig. and useful Improvements in; Machines for 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the Cutting in theShanks of Shoes, of; which machine operating upon the opposite edge the following is a specification. of the shoe sole. Fig. 5 is a detail perspecs This invention relates to improvements in tive view of the plate which constitutes a machines for performing the final trimming guide and support for the endless band and J operation on the edges of a shoe sole in front which is provided with breast gages, one of 60 of and up to the line of: theheel breast, which is intended to engage the breast of the i which operation is commonly known as out. heel upon one side of, the shoe and the other ting in. Prior to the cutting in? operaof which is intended to engage thebreast of,

tion, the shoe is operated upon by a heel the heel upon the other side of the shoe,

trimming machine which trims the outer Fig. 6 isa detail elevation showing the works 65 edge of the heel and rands the upper edge ingface of one form of endless band. Fig. 7 a r of the heel adjacent tothe outer edge thereis a very much enlarged edge view of the of; the breasting of the heel then takes place. hand Y i gg 8 is an ele a ion The shoe is next operated upon by an edge of a po l n f e rking fa e ofanother trimming machine which trims th outer o m of ba d; F g 1s a e y u en- 70 edge of the forepart ofthe sole and rands larged edge view of the band shown in Fig. the upper edge thereof I The shank portion, 8. Fig. 10 is a side elevation of another of the sole edge is next operated upon by cuttmg inirnachine embodying my invenrotary cutter which trims the-outer edge and 0I 1-.- Fig. 11 is an enlarged detail view rands theupper edge of the shank portion. showlng incrosssectionashoe being operated 75 The shape or this cutter is such that it is pon by the bah h h ng also the position-' I necessary to terminate its operation some ing-means for positioning the shoe with re.- distance forward of the line of the heel SPGCttO thebancl. Fig. 12 is a detail plan breast. This leaves a certain amount of ma- 0f the parts, shown in Fig. 11, the band being t ri-a1 adjacent to and in front of the he l; shown in section and the shoe being omitted. so breast which must be removed by the final Like numerals refer to like parts througln trimming operation calledicutti'ng in, out the several views ofthe drawings.

The object of this invention is to provide Inthe drawings, referring t Figs. 1 to 9,

a simple, practical machine which shall be inclusive, 15 s an 611611885 a d Which maybe capable of neatly and expeditiously performed of any suitable material and which 5 of very thin flexible steel having its working face provided with teeth extending diago ly tho-memes similar to file of certain class. A longitudinal movement is imparted to the band 15 by suitable means such as two pulleys 16 and 17 to which said band is connected, said pulleys being mounted to rotate ject of the machine of this inventlon'ls to upon a suitable frame. 18 and the pulley 16 being driven byadriving pulley 19.

Secured tothe frame 18 is a bracket 20 constituting alsup'port for the means for 3 positioning the shoe with respect to the band 15, such positioning means including two edge gages 21 and 22, v two breast gages 23 and 24 and a crease gage 25. The edge gages 21 and 22 are adjustably mounted upon the bracket so as to be capable of being adjusted transversely of the line of travel of the band 15, one of these gages with respect to the edge gages 21 ilndQQ so being arranged to bear against thesole edge on, one side of said band and the other arranged to bear against the sole edge on the other 81(16' of said band; In practice, these gages will terminate in the plane of the working face of the band thus limiting the movement of the sole edgetoward said working: face.

1 The breast preferably are formed as flanges on'aplate 26 secured to thefend of the bracket 20 between the edge gages 21 and 22, said plate contacting with the band 15 opposite to'its working surface and serving as a means for isupportingsaid band against thepressure upon said workmgjface when the shoe is The crease gage 25' placed thereagainst. I constitutes also a means for guarding the shoe'upper against the action of the band 15, said gage being preferably a verythin temon the bracket 20 and said gage being preferably somewhat resilient so as to be capable of yielding to. a certain extent toward the working'surfa'ce of the band 15 if suflicient pressure is applied thereto. This' gage is adapted to enterthe crease between the up per side of the sole and the upper of the shoe thus positioning the shoe sole longitudifnally of the band 15 and with respect-to the edge gages 21 and 22. The gage 25 may be and preferably is adj ustably mounted on the.

bracket 27 so as to be capable of beingadjusted longitudinally of the band 15 and that said edge; gages may be caused to'bear against the edge of the shoe sole at any desired point in its thickness. The bracket 27 may be and preferablyis adjustably mounted on the bracket 20 so as to make it possible to adjust the crease gage 25 transversely of the band 1.5 toward and away from the working face thereof. I

The operation of the form of my invention'hereinbefore specifically described is as follows: The shoe, after being operated upon by the heel trimming cutter and the shank trimming cutter, has a certain amount being gages 23 and 24 may be and said pulleys.

of material forming a bunch upon the edge of the shoe sole at the shank portion thereof adjacent to and in front of the heel breast,

as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The ob-' perform this final trimming operation, the

shoe is placed, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, With the breast gage 2 1 against the breast of the heel and the crease gage 25 in the crease between the sole and the upperof the shoe so that the working face of the band 15 contacts with'the edge of the shoe sole, as

"shown in said figures. Preferably, the band '15 travels in the directionof the arrow, Fig. '2, that is, from the lower toward the upper t willbe understood side of the, shoe sole.

that'the pulleys'l6 and 17 may be made quite 7 large in diameter So that a very high speed of the band 15 may be obtained without a very high speed of rotation of the shafts of As pressure is applied smoothly remove thefmaterial soughtto be to the sh oe'to' carry 7 theedge of thesole toward the working face of the band, said band actsto rapidly and r removed and the proper cross sectional shape of the sole edgemay be obtainedby manipulating the shoe; it being evident that if the sole edge is required to be rounded the shoe may be rocked to a sufiicient extent to produce the deslred curvature, the edge gages 21 and 22 andthe crease gage25 being constructed and adapted to permit such movement. I

here one edge of'the shoe sole is being operated" upon, as shown in Fig. 3,'tl1e edge gage 21 finally encounters the edge of the sole at a point forward of the breast of the heel, and the edge gage22 encounters the constitutes a part of the heel,'.it'being evident that'thesegages prevent the band 15 from cutting into the'sole edge beyond the proper depth and that the breast gage 24 1S so constructed and arranged as to permit the Ward or'from said'band, the edge gages 21 and 22 being provided for limiting the "movement of the shoe toward the band. The

gage 25, as before stated, is interposed between the working face'of the band and the upper of the shoe and, consequently, serves as a'means for guarding the shoe upper against the action of the wo-rking'face ofthe baud and thus protects the shoe upper from 11o side of that 'portion of the'sole edge which I injury. After, one; side of. the {shoe sole has been cut in v or trimmed, asherei'nbefore described, theshoeis reversed and tl eibreast of the heel placed against the breast, gage 23,

asshown in Fig. 4, the operation, upon this sideof the sole edge bein exactly the same as that upon the otliei-esi e.

In some cases shoesoleshavea very; close there is but, very little edge, that is to say, eXtension-beyondthe side ofithe upper, and in operating on shoes of, this elassit is desirable to employ anieans for deflecting the band from a straight path. InFigs, 10 to 12, inclusive, Ihave illustrated another embodiment of my invention,particularly constructed for work of this class. In this em bodiment of my invention, 28 is-a band suitably formed to cut or abrade the edge of the shoe sole, as in the form of my invention first described, thisband having a longitudinal movement imparted thereto by pulleys 29 and 30 journaleduon a suitable frame 31 and driven by a pulley 32. Secured to the frame 31 is a bracket 33 upon which are sup.- ported the means for positioning the shoe.

with respect to the band 28 and the means,

for deflecting the band from a straight course so as to make it possible to operate on shoes having a very close sole edge.

Adpistably mounted same functions as the breast gages 23 and 2st of the form of my invention first described.

Interposed between the edge gages 3% and, 35 is a wheel 38 which may be ournaled on a any suitable support and in this instance is journaledupon said gages, said wheel bearing against the band 28, thereby serving to deflect said band from a straight course and also serving as a means for'supporting said band against pressure on the, worlzingsur-w sole. The gages 34c and serve to deter mine the extent to which the sole edge can be moved toward the working fa ceof the band'28 and in practicethe extremities of said gages are located in the plane of saidworking, face. These edge gages, t WlllbQ noted,, as well, as the breast'gages 3G and 37, pro ect upon the opposite sides of the band 28 andguide the same, thus preventing any tendency of I the proper flected away on the bracket ,3?

are two edge gages 3i and 35, corresponding to the gages 21 and 2'2,respectively, and also secured to said bracket are two breast gages 36 and 37, respectively, which perform the i band 28 and with respect to the;

sole. edge:

'theband; to swerve longitudinally of the The operation of this form of my inventionisivery similar to that of the form first describechit being evident that the shoe may be placed with the breast of the heel against (.ne ofthe breast gages and with the crease gage 39 in the. crease between the solevand the upperof the shoe, said crease gage being adaptedj to yield toward the band 28 to allow said band to cut into the sole edge and remove material therefrom until the edge gages 3i and 35. encounter the sole edge, thus preventing further movement, it being evident that in this case also the shoemay be rocked to a sufficient extent to produce cross sectional curvature upon the In this case, the band being defroin the shoe upper permits as much of this rocking movement as may be necessary to produce the desired cross sectional shape on the shank portion of the sole edge.

sole edge. In. this case also, when the cutting in operation on one side of the sole is completed, the shoe is reversed and the other side is operated upon inv the same manner.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire by Letters Patent so secure is: a

1; In a machine of the class described, the

combination of an endless band having an abrasive surface, means for imparting longitudinal movement to said band, and means forpositioning a shoe with respect to said i bandso that the band shall operate upon the edge of the shank portion of the soletransverselv of sa d'edge, said positioning means including gage arranged to extend between the edge of the band and the heel breast of the shoe to protect the heel from contact with the band, said gage being so located with reference to the band as to permit the edge substantially up to the line of the heel breast, and means for engaging the shoe in the rand creaseto determine the position of the shoe in operative relation to the heel breast gage.

2. In aniachine of the class described, the combination of an endless band having an abrasive surface, means for imparting longi- ,tu ;linal movement to said band, and means for positioning a shoe with respect to said band so, that the band shall operate upon the, edge of the shank portion of the sole transversely of said edge, said positioning means comprising a gage arranged to con; tact w th the breast of the heel of the shoe to determine the position of the shoe transversely of the band, and means displaced previously been trimmed, said meansbeing band to operate upon the sole i ize longitudinally of the band from said breast I gage constructed and arranged to, engage portions of the edge of the sole wh ch have t v edge,

arranged with reference to the band to de termine the depth of the cut of the band in the sole edge. e

3. In a machine ofthe class described, the

combination of an endless band having an abrasive surface, means. forimpartinglongitudinal movement tosaid band, and means for positioning a shoe with respect to said shall operateupon band so that the band thejedge of the shank portion of the sole transversely of said edge, said positioning means comprising a gage arranged to contact with the breast of the heel of the shoe todetermine the position of the shoe transversely of the band, and a pair of gages positioned respectively at opposite sides of arranged to contact.

the band and arranged with reference to said heel breast gage to contact respectively with the edge of the sole at therear of the heel breast line and in front of that portion [of the edge which is operated upon by the band, said edge gages terminating substantially in the plane of the abrasive surface ofthe band so as to cause the band to trim that portion of the sole between the gages to substantially the same depth as those portions of the edge with which the gages are 4. In a machine of the class described, the

combination of an endless band having an abrasive surface, means for imparting longitudinal movement to said band, a-ndsneans the edge of "the sole transversely of for positioning a shoe with respectto sdd bandiso that the band shall operate III/O11 said said positioning means comprising gage projecting forwardly at the front of r the band andhaving an edgedisposed transversely of'the'band for engagement in the rand crease of the shoe, and a pair of sole edge gages/positioned respectively at opposite sides of the band beyond the end of the while in engagement with the band.

crease gage'and arranged to limit the depth of cut of the band, said creasegage and edge 7 gages being relatively arranged and con shall operate upon the edge of the sole transversely of said edge, said positioning means comprising a gage in front of the band havingan edge extending transversely of the band for engagement in the rand'crease of the shoe, said gage being constructed to permit the shoe to be rocked about said, edge said positioning means ment'with the band, and a '6. in a machine of the class described, the 1 combination of an endlessba'nd,-means for imparting longitudinal movement to said band, means for'guiding the band in a path two portions of which are at an angle to each other, and means located adjacent to the apex of said anglefor positioning ashoewithrespect to said band so that the'band shall operate upon the edge of the shank portion of thesoletransversely of said edge, comprising a gage in front of the band havingan edge extend ing transversely of the band for engagebeing constructed topermit the shoeto-be rocked about said edgeu while iii-engagegage arranged to contact with the heel breast of the shoe to position the shoe transversely of the band,

' ment in the rand crease of the shoe, the gage said gage extending between the edge of the 1 band and'the heel breast to protect the heel from contact'with the band as the shoe is' rocked.

7. In a machine ofthe class described, the

combination of an endless band adapted to cut down the edge of ashoe sole, driving means for said band, a heel breast gaging device positioned at each edge of said band and constructed and arranged to protect the heel breast from contact with said band while permitting the band to operate on thesole edge transversely thereof and substant-ially up to the line of the heel breast, said devices beingoperative alternatively on opv posite sides of the shoe, and additional gages located at'opposite edges of said band in position' to engage the sole edge of the shoe to limit the operation thereon of said band.

8. In a machine of the class described, the combination of an endless band adapted to cut down the edge of a shoe sole, driving means for 'said band, a crease gage posi tioned infront of and close to said band, said gage having an edge extending trans versely of the band in position to support the margin of a shoe solefor the operation of said 'band on the sole edge transversely thereof, two heel breast gages positionedrespectively at opposite edges of operative alternately on opposite sides of the shoe, and two sole edge gages located respectively at opposite edges of said band, all of said gages cooperating to position the shoe] for the operation thereon of said band.

9; In a machine of the class described, the combination of an endless band having an abrasive surface, driving means for v said band, a crease gage positionedin front of and close to said band, said gage having an edge extending transversely of the band in position to support the margin of a shoe sole for the operation of said band on the sole edge transversely thereof, a heel breast gage and a sole edge gage located at each side of said band and said band and cooperating With said crease my hand in presence of two subscribing Witgage to position the shoe for the operation of nesses.

said band thereon, and a Wheel ositioned I adjacent to said crease gage in r dlling en- LOUIS JONES gagement with the face of said band oppo- Witnesses: site to said crease gage. I CHARLES S. GOODING,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set DANIEL! A. RoLLINs.

Copies of this patent inay be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,161,052; granted November 23, 1915, upon the application of Louis A. Jones, of West Somerville, Massachusetts, for an improvement in Machines for Cutting in the Shanks of Shoes, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page ft, line 114, claim 8, for the word alternately read alternatively; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the'Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this 28th day of March, A. D., 1916.

[SEA J. T.-NEWTON,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 01. 51-17. 

